Amylascus

Amylascus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pezizaceae
Genus:	Amylascus; Trappe (1971)
Type species
	Amylascus herbertianus; (J.W.Cribb) Trappe (1971)
Species
	A. herbertianus; A. tasmanicus

Amylascus is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Pezizaceae family.^[1] The genus, which contains two species found in Australasia,^[2] was circumscribed^{[clarification needed]} by mycologist James Trappe in 1971.^[3]

References

^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
^ Trappe JM. (1971). "A synopsis of the Carbomycetaceae and Terfeziaceae (Tuberales)". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 57 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(71)80083-9.